The Strategic Map of Europe on D-Day

Because of Operation Fortitude, historians say that 90 German divisions were frozen in place, well distant from the action that was to occur in the Normandy area on D-Day. This includes:

Norway:

13 divisions of German soldiers protected atgainst an Allied invasion through Scandinavia. A German division comprised somewhat less than 10,000 soldiers, so one may estimate 100,000 or so German combat personnel were stationed in Norway. Keep in mind that the Allies did not land much more than this number of people at Normandy on D-Day.

In addition, 90,000 German naval personnel and 60,000 Luftwaffe personnel were stationed in Norway.

France:

The Germans held 60 divisions in France on June 6, 1944. It would take seven weeks after D-day to get 40 Allied divisions into France.